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ALTA Certification Academic Language Therapy

Subject : certifications
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. An affix attached to the beginning of a word that changes the meaning of that word.






2. Aspect of language concerned with meaning. Curriculum should include comprehension of written language.






3. Developmental Auditory Impercepion - Dysphasia - Specific Developmental Dyslexia - Developmental Dysgraphia - Developmental Spelling Disability






4. National Institute of Child Health and Human Development






5. Students proceed trough predictable stages of learning to reading.

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6. A pattern of letters (found in a single syllable) which occurs frequently together. The pronunciation of at least one of the component parts is unexpected or the letters stand in an unexpected sequence ( ar - er - ir - or - us - qu - wh)






7. Vowel - consonant - e syllable






8. Behaving without thinking about possible consequences. May act or speak without first thinking about how their behavior might make other people react of feel






9. Proceeds from the whole to the part - suggests that processing of a text begins in the mind of the readers. Meaning is brought to print not derived from print.






10. Multisensory Structured Language Education






11. A way of describing - in standard deviation units - a raw score's distance from its distribution means.






12. Teaching that uses all learning pathways in the brain (VAK-T) simultaneously in order to enhance memory and learning.






13. Words used in more formal settings - Often found in literature - science - social studies in upper elem. texts. Longer than words of Anglo-Saxon Origin.






14. Gray Oral Reading Test-Fourth Edition Screening test. Provides an efficient and objective measure of growth in oral reading and an aid in the diagnosis of oral reading difficulties Standard Scores - Percentile Ranks - Grade Equivalents - Age Equivale






15. A score that combines several scores according to a specified formula.






16. The writing system of a language. Correct or standardized spelling according to established usage.






17. Ability to think reason and solve problems. Skills are usually measured by an individual test of intelligence/IQ test. Requires being able to generalize from past experience and use that knowledge to respond to new situations.






18. Two vowels standing adjacent in the same syllable whose sounds blend smoothly together in one syllable. There are only four diphthongs in English. These are ou/out - ow/cow - oi/oil - oy - boy






19. A districts dyslexia program is considered part of the basic - required curriculum. Therefore - state compensatory education funds can only be used to provide programs - projects - activities - and materials that supplement that district's regular dy






20. Children may be physical and socially immature - may be awkward in social situations - may have difficulty reading social cues - may have trouble finding the right words - stammering. - may feel anxious in school






21. Normalized standard scores with a range of 1 to 9. They are status score within a particulur norm group.






22. A type of derived score such that the distribution of these scores for a specified population has convenient known values for the mean and standard deviation.






23. Ability to understand and express spoken language






24. One of a class of speech sounds in which sound moving through the vocal tract is constricted or obstructed by the lips - tongue or teeth during articulation.






25. Given normal vision - the ability to recognize and interpret information taken in with the eye.






26. Phonemic Awareness - Phonics - Vocabulary Development - Reading Fluency - including oral reading skills - Reading Comprehension Strategies






27. The curved diacritical mark above a vowel in a sound picture or phonic/dictionary symbol notation that indicates a short sound in a closed syllable in which at least one consonant comes after the vowel in the same syllable.






28. Refers tot he measurement consistency of a test






29. Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder






30. A graphic compilation of the performance of an individual on a series of assessments.






31. The knowledge of the various sounds in the English language and their correspondence to the letter or letters that represent those sounds.






32. Construction and Reconstruction - Construct understanding based on analysis and synthesis.

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33. Involve at least two people. It includes the ability to maintain eye contact - understand body language of others - take turns in a conversation - stick to the subject - and use oral language appropriate for the situation.






34. Individual Educational Plan






35. Response to Intervention - a multi-step or tiered approach to providing services and interventions at increasing intensity to students or an entire class.






36. The percentage is defined to include scores in a specified distribution that fall below the point at which a given score lies.






37. Scientific terminology and often appear in science texts - Greek roots are often combining forms and compound to form words.






38. Study of how morphemes are combined into words - must include study of base words - roots - and affixes






39. Edward III - English again becomes the official language of the state -Chaucer - Canterbury Tales - English borrows from Latin and Greek languages - Anglo-French compounds appear (gentlewomen - gentlemen - faithful - etc) - Latin layer of language -






40. Understanding of the internal linguistic structure of words






41. The number of words a student can read correctly in a given period of time.






42. A base word or meaningful unit in there terminology of structural linguistics.






43. Instruction must include the six basic types of these and the division rules.






44. A group of several test standardized on the same sample population so that results on the several tests are comparable. Example : School achievement tests






45. Study of sounds and how the work within their environment






46. Are standardized and measure your progress and achievements as a student.






47. State Board of Education Rule - District Board of Trustees must make sure dyslexia procedures are given to the district. - District must use SBOE approved strategies for screening and treating dyslexia






48. The number of words which a reader can translate meaningfully in a given period of time






49. Screening test. Elementary age only. Asks test taker to name the letters of the alphabet






50. The teacher musts be adept at individualized teaching based on continual assessment of the student's needs. Content should be mastered to a level of automaticity.